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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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